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. 2020 Jun 17;9(4):406–412. doi: 10.1093/toxres/tfaa040

Table 3.

Protective effect of AgNPs on activities of SOD and CAT and ATPase in kidney homogenate

Treatments SOD (U/mg protein) CAT (U/mg protein) ATPase (mg Pi/100 g/min)
Control 69.0 ± 3.81 83.0 ± 4.58 1829 ± 101
AgNPs per se 71.0 ± 3.92 82.0 ± 4.53 1830 ± 101
APAP per se 36.0 ± 1.99b 39.0 ± 2.15b 1021 ± 56.4b
APAP + AgNPs 50 μg/kg % protection 55.0 ± 3.04* (57%) 60.0 ± 3.31* (48%) 1230 ± 68.0* (26%)
APAP + AgNPs 100 μg/kg % protection 60.5 ± 3.34* (74%) 71.5 ± 3.95* (74%) 1550 ± 85.6* (65%)
APAP + AgNPs 150 μg/kg % protection 61.6 ± 3.40* (77%) 71.8 ± 3.96* (74%) 1560 ± 86.2* (67%)
APAP + S 50 mg/kg % protection 66.0 ± 3.64* (91%) 79.6 ± 4.40* (92%) 1640 ± 90.6* (77%)
ANOVA 14.868a 19.061a 14.776a

Data are mean ± SEM; N = 6.

aSignificant at 5% for ANOVA.

bAPAP vs control.

*APAP + therapy vs APAP at P ≤ 0.05.